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Brandon's hidden "gem", 12 Franklin Street Bed and Breakfast is in the heart of the Green Mountains. "The Best French Toast in New England" is just one of Linda's breakfast delights. There's hiking, biking, antiques, golf and more. America's favorite folk artist, Warren Kimble, makes Brandon his home. One of the finest restraunts in Vermont, Cafe Provence is just around the corner. Join us.

Travel Blogs from Brandon

... leaking roof?), their bathers hang from a rafter in the middle of the room, the toilet door doesn't close and many other quirky things. I can imagine them really relaxing after a hectic uni semester. Both are Professors at McGill, Maggie's office is directly above Brian's. His speciality is Canadian Poetry. Our Sat Nav is having some pronunciation issues. Had to turn onto Vt Route 15E (Vermont Route ...

... road. The road followed along the Connecticut River (seen from our hotel). Passed through yet another Springfield - think almost every state has one. It has been hard to find accommodation for this weekend as it Columbus Day Holliday for the Americans and Canadian Thanksgiving. It seems everyone wants to holiday in Vermont for the next three days. We did find somewhere, in Killington, a ...

After Fort Ticonderoga the lake turned more into a river. There was a last wide stretch between Gourlie Point and Stony Point, and then we started with some serious channel markers from then on. The water became more shallow, and there were even point where we saw 10 feet. This area was incredible- marshes, stone cliffs, tons of birds and very little human activity. The train tracks were right beside us most of the way to Whitehall, and eventually I got ...

Lake Champlain got more narrow as the day progressed. The scenery was beautiful, but it's such a shame the last few days have been smoggy. Apparently this is not normal even for hot humid days- the fogginess is being blamed on the smoke in the air from the fires in Washington. Not long into our journey we passed the deepest part of the lake- we saw over 400 feet. A big difference from Mako's usual sailing area!! We wound down past the ...

... converted into a B&B. We are quite close to some ski areas here so there is a big demand in winter. Many people also come in Autumn so see the Fall colours. I can see why - the forests are such a diverse mix of deciduous trees with different colour and texture of foliage. Imagine the blaze of colour as all of these change over just a few weeks. This ...